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Re: [trinity-users] Mimetype problems with r14

From: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@...>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:10:39 +0100
On Friday 18 of December 2015 15:10:38 Kate Draven wrote:
> As you may have guess, I found a mimetype problem for any trinity
> applications.
>
> I just found out that k3b for trinity cannot open/recognize its own saved
> projest files/mimetypes (just like chalk doesn't). However k3b for kde4
> could and that was the clue.
>
> Install chalk and try to open a template. Or create and save a project with
> k3b for trinity. See if they work.  I don't think it will. I'm not jumping
> to the conclusion that I'm right. However I have seen this across 29
> machines so far.
>
> The reason, I think, for that is because these mimetypes are for kde4 (best
> way I can explain it). I can open k3b saved projects in k3b for kde4, but
> not in k3b for trinity. The mimetype designs for kde3 / 4 are not
> compatible with r14. These appears randomly throughout the gui, for example
> kword cannot open an rtf anymore etc etc.
>
> As I dig deeper I'm finding more of this. I can do work arounds but they're
> ugly and not sustainable.
>
> These problems only relate to trinity and does not affect gtk or others.
>
> Please let know what all of find.
>
> When I have time I'll try to file a bug report.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kate
>

Kate, thank you! You were assisted by unveiling a small but annoying 
regressions in class KZip. See bug 2562:

http://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2562

-- 
Slávek